The Nigeria Police Force has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Placid as its new Force Public Relations Officer.
The appointment was approved by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu. Placid succeeds the outgoing spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin.
Hundeyin announced the development in a statement issued on Sunday from the Force Headquarters in Abuja, signing off as the outgoing spokesperson.
The statement described Placid as an experienced police officer with a strong background in administration, operations, intelligence, training and international peacekeeping.
Born on December 2, 1970, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Placid is from Mbiokporo Nsit in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area.
He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Uyo and later earned a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the University of Jos. He also studied law at the National Open University of Nigeria, where he pursued a Bachelor of Laws degree.
The statement further added that Placid “was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police at the Police Academy, Kano, in 1996, and was commissioned in August 1998.
“He has attended several professional and international courses, including United Nations Peace Operations Specialised Training (POST), with certifications as expert in Police Studies, Military Studies, Gender Awareness, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights, and Civilian Protection. UNITAR Senior Leadership and Peacebuilding course in Kenya.
“DCP Placid has served in various strategic capacities within and outside the country, including Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adamawa State; PPRO, Police Staff College, Jos; Chief of Training, African Union Mission in Sudan; Head of Training and Development, United Nations Mission in Darfur; Divisional Police Officer in Federal Housing Calabar, Bakassi, Uruan, and Gembu; Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Robbery Unit, Kaduna State; African Union Election Security Adviser; Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations) in Akwa Ibom and Kogi States; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Department, Abia State; and Deputy in charge of Administration and Finance, Zone 3 Headquarters, Yola.”
Placid is also affiliated with the International Association of Chiefs of Police and works as a Commonwealth Human Rights Trainer. In addition, he serves as a trainer with the International Committee of the Red Cross on International Humanitarian Law.
He is an alumnus of the Senior Executive Course 47 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru and was inducted as a Member of the National Institute (mni) on December 13, 2025, before being redeployed to Cross River State.
Placid is married with children and enjoys listening to music as well as playing football, basketball, table tennis and badminton.
